This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. The bank synonymous with Wall Street greed is donating $500 million to small businesses. But does philanthropy focused on job creation really work?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Ph24aeR1XxE" height="1" width="1"/> A former sports agent finds his calling in a different position: point guard for tech startup Plyfe<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/MErJYO89E2M" height="1" width="1"/> Dave McClure's traveling venture capital show scours the world for promising startups<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/9a2OAzhiqJ0" height="1" width="1"/> Finding distribution means convincing the right people of your product's sales potential. Avoid making claims you can't back up<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/AaTukx38e1E" height="1" width="1"/> Blue Microphones built a loyal following of musicians. Now it's trying to appeal to Skype users with the first USB mic that mimics human hearing<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/IcCAjpXGI7c" height="1" width="1"/> New research casts doubt on a claim that 90 percent of employment growth happens after a company goes public<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/a1YAU5aadow" height="1" width="1"/> Starting this summer, business owners need to prepare for a new federal rule meant to protect employees from high fees and expenses<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/l_gLfLzNXyU" height="1" width="1"/> The return of the cutesy startup mascot<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/bj7xg8rVnao" height="1" width="1"/> More Chinese investors are betting on U.S. startups&mdash;and they're offering more than money<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/gKaP9P6yxo8" height="1" width="1"/> On the Atlantic seaboard, a revival in small-scale oyster farming<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/ZCS77fT7Yls" height="1" width="1"/> A Spanish company fights malaria with pesticides in house paint<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/wowqHFL5VAE" height="1" width="1"/> VC fund performance: a long view<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/xXP4yx6Zxys" height="1" width="1"/> Two small U.S. companies recently launched a line of footwear that uses a GPS device embedded in the heel to track seniors<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/Pp8gRdbAjwA" height="1" width="1"/> Find out if the owner was compensated and what's prompting her to sell. Then get an accountant to help you go through the company's books<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/qAa6nrERu6c" height="1" width="1"/> A new accelerator for health IT companies is working with health-care providers to find crucial new technologies<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/x9DJFm8y_x4" height="1" width="1"/> The startup's security app detects threats, yet many users are unconcerned<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/z6132deGxdU" height="1" width="1"/> As more Americans buy locally grown food, family farms are increasingly bypassing middlemen and selling direct<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/i5c20BgTI10" height="1" width="1"/> A scrappy British electronics recycler finds profitability by repairing broken gadgets and appliances&mdash;and then reselling them<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/YrCjav2WmDk" height="1" width="1"/> Jeff Schmittinger has been at it for 19 years and hasn't been paid a dime<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/3DuAup6cMPw" height="1" width="1"/> Over the past three decades, the rate of new-business creation has declined dramatically&mdash;but so has the rate of business failures<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/R1xN_6KO8zs" height="1" width="1"/> While most business owners are aware of computer viruses, they're less likely to guard against malicious software installed surreptitiously on their websites<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/ehpb-Wopl_g" height="1" width="1"/> Correct mistakes quickly, hire &quot;hunters,&quot; and be willing to take no for an answer. The founder of the failed PC maker offers startup advice<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/iDOo1Kgz-wo" height="1" width="1"/> With a trove of electronic health data, his company EClinicalWorks aims to help communities and hospitals make better policy and treatment decisions<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/HE9DyD3gEEU" height="1" width="1"/> Convicted stock swindler Al Palagonia has reinvented himself as the private jet broker of choice for top athletes<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bw_rss/smallbiz/~4/wvmO2lkka8Q" height="1" width="1"/>